weather sealing - what Canon DSLR would do the job?

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I have spent a lot of time over the years shooting non-weathersealed bodies in light or moderate rainfall and in moderate to heavy snowfall. . I have not worried about the cameras in those elements and don't bother doing anything to protect them.

The only time I ever had a problem was with my 5D Classic when the rainfall turned from moderate to heavy. . The camera kept glitching out in various ways. . In heavy rainfall I should have used something to protect the 5D, such as one of the little plastic bags they put your stuff in at Walmart. . But in light or moderate rainfall I haven't found it to be necessary. . The cameras keep working even thought there is water beading up on them and trickling off of them.

Most of these cameras stand up well in wet conditions, even the ones that are not at all weathersealed and even when you do nothing at all to try to protect them. . I think y'all worry too much.


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Tom Reichner wrote in post #19007229
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I have spent a lot of time over the years shooting non-weathersealed bodies in light or moderate rainfall and in moderate to heavy snowfall. . I have not worried about the cameras in those elements and don't bother doing anything to protect them.

The only time I ever had a problem was with my 5D Classic when the rainfall turned from moderate to heavy. . The camera kept glitching out in various ways. . In heavy rainfall I should have used something to protect the 5D, such as one of the little plastic bags they put your stuff in at Walmart. . But in light or moderate rainfall I haven't found it to be necessary. . The cameras keep working even thought there is water beading up on them and trickling off of them.

Most of these cameras stand up well in wet conditions, even the ones that are not at all weathersealed and even when you do nothing at all to try to protect them. . I think y'all worry too much.


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Totally agree. Most of the time, im shooting in the rain/snow/drizzle. I have only had one issue. I once had water make its way into a 5DIII and fry a board at a wedding. But I think it was a fluke. I have never had any other issues.

I have used the small trash bags that have a built in tie. Tear a small hole in what would be the "bottom" then sneak the lens hood out through that hole. Use the tie on the "top" to cinch the opening down to where you can still put seen the eyepiece and manipulate the camera.

https://www.amazon.com …ag&qid=15813890​12&sr=8-49

TeamSpeed wrote in post #19007380
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https://www.amazon.com …ag&qid=15813890​12&sr=8-49
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Wow! . They are HUGE!

The cool thing about those bags is that one is big enough to cover both the photographer and the camera gear, eliminating the need for separate raingear.


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That was the goal!

On a serious note, these can be trimmed down and taped in a way to allow both hands in to operate a long lens without any water ingress at all. I prefer larger sizes so they can be tailored to my needs.

There are smaller versions on Amazon for those that just want to cover smaller gear or lenses though too.

The only camera or lens of mine that has had water ingress was a 1DX. It was only light rain.
I have a 1DS2 that was drenched with salt water and I held it under a tap to rinse it. That was 5 years ago and the body was 11 years old at the time.

I am not surprised by my experience. The seals are very simple and are very similar to o-rings and sometimes are o-rings.
It only takes 1 bit of grit on an o-ring for water to get past.

TeamSpeed wrote in post #19007380
https://www.amazon.com …ag&qid=15813890​12&sr=8-49

also good for someone you don't like, tell them to shoot through the plastic, put it over them and fasten tight..

For many years I used 1D bodies without any problem. I was cautious but if I had to shoot in poor conditions I did. I've since switched to 5D mkiv bodies which are well sealed and work well also. I don't shoot in downpours but if I'm in a drizzle I keep shooting. I simply carry a small micro fiber towel in my bag and wipe off intermittently. Otherwise I just keep my arm over the body for protection and I'm good to go. One note - all my lenses are L series and this helps. On the ones that the outer element moves I use a UV filter in bad weather as recommended by Canon.